Economic Definition of scarcity. Offline Version: PDF. Term scarcity Definition: A pervasive condition of human existence that exists because society has unlimited wants and needs, but limited resources used for their satisfaction.
EHEC is an abbreviation for enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a. bacterium that is commonly found in the gut of humans and warm-blooded animals. Most strains. of E. coli are harmless. Some strains however, such as EHEC, can cause severe foodborne disease.
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are strains capable of producing Shiga toxin and typically cause bloody diarrhea [1-4]. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) complicates 6 to 9 percent of EHEC infections overall, and about 15 percent of EHEC infections in children under age 10 [3,5,6].